What’s In Bloom 2026

What’s in Bloom: Week of August 25, 2026

List curated by Jim Gorman, Visitor Services Assistant

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Clethra alnifolia, many locations

Rosa sp., several locations

Hosta sp., several locations

Hydrangea paniculata, many locations

Hydrangea quercifolia, many locations

Hydrangea macrophylla, many locations

Styphnolobium japonicum, several locations

Hemerocallis sp., several locations

Agastache sp., several locations

Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’, Admin. Bldg.

Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei, Story Chapel

Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’, Story Chapel

Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’, Columbarium Garden

Pycnanthemum flexuosum, Columbarium Garden

Calluna vulgaris ‘Reini’, Garden Ave.

Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’, Coolidge Ave. gate

Tilia henryana, Althea Path

Rosa ‘Sea Foam’, Halcyon Garden

Pelargonium sp., Halcyon Ave.

Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’, Ash Ave.

Begonia sp., Ash Ave.

Prunella sp., Ash Ave,

Achillea sp., Ash Ave.

Salvia yangii, Ash Ave.

Calycanthus ‘Venus’, Ash Ave.

Oenothera lindheimeri, Ash Ave.

Echinacea sp., Ash Ave.

Platycodon grandiflorus, Ash Ave.

Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Monarch Strain’, Ash Ave.

Dianthus x barbatus ‘PAS1141436’, Ash Ave.

Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’, Asa Gray Garden

Angelica gigas, Asa Gray Garden

Verbena bonariensis, Asa Gray Garden

Astilbe sp., Asa Gray Garden

Liatris spicata, Asa Gray Garden

Ratibida pinnata, Asa Gray Garden

Eurybia macrophylla, Asa Gray Garden

Bistorta amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’, Asa Gray Garden

Ligularia japonica, Asa Gray Garden

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’, Asa Gray Garden

Heliopsis helianthoides, Asa Gray Garden

Clematis ‘Betty Corning’, Asa Gray Garden

Kirengeshoma palmata, Asa Gray Garden

Callicarpa sp., Asa Gray Garden

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Laburnum Path

Teucrium chamaedrys, Central Ave.

Gentiana sp., Central Ave.

Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’, Fountain Ave.

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’, Fountain Ave.

Liatris microcephala, Fountain Ave.

Digitalis sp., Fountain Ave.

Albizia julibrissin ‘Rosea’, Fountain Ave.

Clerodendrum trichotomum, Fountain Ave.

Solidago caesia, Indian Ridge Path

Coreopsis lanceolata, Indian Ridge Path

Ruellia humilis, Indian Ridge Path

Conoclinium coelestinum, Indian Ridge Path

Lobelia siphilitica, Indian Ridge Path

Symphyotrichum ericoides, Indian Ridge Path

Allium cernuum, Indian Ridge Path

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’, Indian Ridge Path

Veronicastrum virginicum, Indian Ridge Path

Dicentra eximia, Indian Ridge Path

Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Indian Ridge Path

Calycanthus floridus, Rosebay Ave.

Agapanthus x ‘Galaxy Blue’, Rosebay Path

Rudbeckia fulgida, Rosebay Path

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’, Oak Ave.

Kalopanax septemlobus, Willow Ave.

Scutellaria sp., Ivy Path

Cephalanthus occidentalis, Dell Path

Liriope spicata, Chestnut Ave.

Campsis radicans, Hawthorne Path

Vernonia noveboracensis, Mountain Ave.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Mountain Ave.

Liatris squarrosa, Mountain Ave.

Heuchera ‘Autumn Bride’, Mountain Ave.

Bistorta sp., Birch Court Crypts

Lonicera sempervirens ‘Alabama Crimson’, Azalea Path

Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’, Azalea Path

Asclepias tuberosa, Azalea Path

Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’, Azalea Path

Hydrangea arborescens, Azalea Path

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’, Azalea Path

Eurybia divaricata, Azalea Path

Lobelia cardinalis, Azalea Path

Impatiens capensis, Azalea Path

Hibiscus sp., many locations

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rose Creek’, Field Rd.

Dahlia sp., Greenhouse Garden

Helianthus sp., Greenhouse Garden

Celosia sp., Greenhouse Garden

Gomphrena sp., Greenhouse Garden

Eryngium planum, Greenhouse Garden

Echinops ritro, Greenhouse Garden

Rhus chinensis, Greenhouse Garden

Rosa ‘Radrazz’, Spelman Rd.

Franklinia alatamaha, Fir Ave.

Sedum ‘Purple Emperor’, Fir Ave.

Rosa rugosa, Glen Ave.  

Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’, @ Sphinx

Rosa ‘The Fairy’, @ Sphinx

Indigofera amblyantha, Linden Path

Potentilla fruticosa, Hyacinth Path                                       

Thalictrum rochebrunnianum, Pine Ave.

Sedum ‘Razzleberry’, @ bike rack/pedestrian gate

Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’, @ bike rack/pedestrian gate

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